McDaniel v. State

*315ALMON, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the illegal possession of a controlled substance, to-wit, pethidine, in violation of Tit. 22, §§ 258(25) et seq., Code of Alabama 1940, Recompiled 1958. Appellant was found guilty by a jury and sentenced by the court to four years in the State penitentiary.

On May 7, 1973, at approximately 8:00 P.M. five police officers and one F.B.I. agent entered the premises at 706 Austin Avenue, Sheffield, Alabama. The officials had neither a search warrant nor an arrest warrant. However, a search was conducted of the four apartments within the two-story…